SOLUTION: From a point on a straight road, two cars are driven in opposite directions, one at 40 miles per hour and the other at 54 miles per hour. In how many hours will they be 282 miles a
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Question 432517: From a point on a straight road, two cars are driven in opposite directions, one at 40 miles per hour and the other at 54 miles per hour. In how many hours will they be 282 miles apart? Found 2 solutions by edjones, rwm:Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
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time will be the same for both cars
add the two distances to get 282
40t+54t=282
94t=282
t=3 hrs
40*3=120 miles for the first car
54*3=162 miles for the second faster car
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